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Vessel Registration Forms

For Small Non-Pleasure Vessels

Fill out all the registry forms and help Transport Canada serve you more efficiently.

To avoid delays, please ensure that all information is completed on the forms.

As a considerable number of forms are rejected due to common, avoidable errors or omissions which will cause a delay in processing, please take the time to thoroughly complete the forms.

This greatly reduces the chance of errors that can slow down the registration process and the issuance of your Certificate of Registry.

Incomplete forms will be returned along with the “Requirements Checklist” indicating what is missing. 

The forms are available from the Vessel Registration Office (Ottawa), any Port of Registry, or online, from Transport Canada's Forms Catalogue*.

* These online forms are available in PDF format only.

The following documents are available for downloading or viewing:

• No. 84-0002
  Form 3 - Statement of Qualification for Vessel Registration (PDF Version, 100 KB)
  Download time (28.8 kbps): 28 seconds.

• No. 84-0035
  Form 14 - Appointment of Authorized Representative (PDF Version, 35 KB)
  Download time (28.8 kbps): 9 seconds.

• No. 84-0166
  Under construction for simplified registration process
  Form 20 - Application for Registry (Small Vessel Register) (PDF Version, 90 KB)
  Download time (28.8 kbps): 25 seconds.

• No. 84-0177
  Under construction for simplified registration process
  Form 19 - Application for the Registration of a Government Vessel (Small Vessel Register) under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, Subsection 46(3) (PDF Version, 42 KB)
  Download time (28.8 kbps): 10 seconds.

• No. 84-0178
  Declaration - Where The Present Owner Of A Vessel Is Unable To Provide The Original Bill Of Sale From The Previous Owner (PDF Version, 679.7 KB)
  Download time (28.8 kbps): 199 seconds.

• No. 85-0405
  Form 4A - Simplified Method of Tonnage Measurement (PDF Version, 48 KB)
  Download time (28.8 kbps): 12 seconds.

• No. 85-0470
  Form 4B - Tonnage Measurement of a Simple Multihull Vessel (PDF Version, 1.26 MB)
  Download time (28.8 kbps): 6 minutes and 7 seconds

To access the Portable Document Format (PDF) version you must have a PDF reader installed. If you do not already have such a reader, there are numerous PDF readers available for free download or for purchase on the Internet:

• Adobe Reader
• Foxit Reader
• Xpdf
• eXPert PDF Reader

Date modified:

2011-08-05

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